Pad holder



A. 1.. BREWER Dec. 13, 1932.

PAD HOLDER Filed NOV. 29, 71930 gwue'ni'oz J2 Zz'Ce L; Ere 3M??? 5311 MPatented Dec. 13, 1932 PATENT? 1 OFFICE .ALIGE L. BREWER, OF EASTHARTFORD, CONNECTICUT PAD HOLDER,

Application filed November 29; 1930. Serial No. 499,118.

This invention relates to improvements in pad holders, particularlyadapted for being employed in connection with bridge tables andcomprises a clamping member adapted to be removably-secured to atabletop or the like and hingedl-y secured to the clamping member is a padholder having means for gripping and holding-a writing pad in place andalso rovided 011 the pad holder is a pencil hol er whereby the padholder may be swung from an inoperative position over the edge of thetable to its operative position on 'topcof the table in order to beremoved from the users or players sight when the same is not beingemployed.

Heretofore', it has been common practice to provide card table scorepads which maybe clamped to the table at the edges thereof and whichusually obstruct theusers hands and an arms while playing or whileengaged in any portion of the game. The above practice is objectionable,due to the fact that card or game tables are usually small and providedwith small table tops and that all ofthe available space is necessary inorder .to play comfortably without the danger of tearing,

the coat sleeves or other portions-of the garment by the user whileplaying the game.

' The above ObJQCtiODS and disadvantages 3b are overcome by'providingacard pad holder which maybe readily moved or swung from an operativeposition to an inoperative position whereby the card pad holder is movedfrom the vision of the player and may be as quickly moved into itsposition on top of the table while being used.

Otherobject-s and advantages of this invention will become apparentduring the Course of the following description, taken A with thedrawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a top clevation-of-a preferred form of the invention showingthe clamps for holding the score pad and the pencil holder to one sideof the pad holder;

Figure 2 is a side-elevation of the invention as illustrated in Figure 1showing. the clamps for securing the score pad holder to a table top;

Figure 3' is an end elevation showing the same form of the inventionillustrated in Figures 1 and 2, and illustrating in dotted lines thecard or score :pad holder moved to its dotted line or inoperativeposition;

Figure 4 is an end elevation of a modified form of the invention showinga fdifierent type of hinged joint. or means for swinging the card padholder to its operative and inoperative position;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the same, showing oneof thehinged joints 1 9 secured to one of the clamping members.

Figure 6 is a top elevation partly in section illustrating another formof tllQzlIlVGIltion from that shown in Figures 4 and 5 and furthershowing the manner in which 5 the card holder is adapted to be securedto a table top;

Figure 7 is an end elevation of another modified form of the inventionshowing a different type of clamp for engaging the 9' table top andshowing a pencil holder carried by the movable score pad clampingdevice, also illustrating the manner of removal of the score pad fromthe table by merely sliding sameoff.

Inthe'drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustrating the device andwherein like reference-characters will be employed to designate likeparts throughout the'same, the reference character A will generally beemployedto designate a table top of a card or game table upon which theinvention is adapted to be used.

As illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, the invention comprises arectangular metal v3 plate 5 having secured to one end thereof as bymeans of rivets 6, spring fingers 7 which bend inwardly and are providedwith rounded free edges 8 through which passes a pin or bar 9.- The bar9 connects the opposite 9 spring fingers 7 and the edge or end of therectangular plate 5 is provided with an upturned-flange 10 in order thatthe spring fin-, gers 7 may be placed parallel withthe flange andriveted or'secured thereto by the rivets 6.

Formed on the metallic plate 5 at eachend thereof are extensions 11 oneach of which is provided a pencil clip 12 as clearly illustrated inFigures 1 and 2. The free ends of theextensions 11 are rolled as at 13andnotched as at 14 to provide or form a hinge leaf adapted tocommunicate and register with coiled portions 15 on an angle member 16.A pintle 17 passes through the cars 18 and 15 whereby the rectangularplate 5 may be moved in a hinged fashion relative to the angle clamp 16.The angle clamp 16 can tends downwardly as to 20 and is further bentinto an angle portion as at 21 whence it is bent back upon itself as at22 in the close proximity to the angle portion 21 as at 23 whence itextends upwardly parallel with the downwardly extending portion 20 asindicated by the reference character 24 and the vertical portion 24terminates in an angle free end portion 25 adapted to overlie the tabletop as clearly illustrated in Figure 3. The portion between the anglesections 21 and 23 and the bent portion 22 is provided with a bushing 26having screw threads for receiving a wing screw 27 having on one endthereof a clamping device 28 rotatably held in place by being engaged ona reduced portion of the wing screw 27 and held there on by means ofpeening the end as at 29.

In addition to the spring fingers 7 011 the rectangular plate 5, afurther adjustable clamping finger 30 may be provided on the oppositeend and this spring finger 30 or clamping member is coiled. as at 31 onits free end and has its opposite end extending under therectangularplate 5 as at 32 and the end of the spring finger 30 under the metalplate 5 is provided with a shoe 33 extending through a" slot 34in themetallic plate 5 and held to the spring finger end 32 by means of ascrew or the like 35. In this fashion the adjustable spring finger 30may i be moved longitudinally relative to the plate or score pad holder5 for accommodating different sized pads or for releasing and insertinga pad in the spring fingers 7.

The construction illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, comprises a pair ofU-shaped clamps having parallel portions 41 and 42 connected by acentral portion 43. A wingscrew '44 is adapted to pass through theparallel portion 42 and a clamping member 45 is provided on one end ofthe wing screw 44 while a handle portion 46 is provided on the oppositeend. The other parallel portion 41 of the U-shaped clamp 40 is connected.to the "connecting portion 43 by means of an angle portion 47. Theclamp 40 is adapted to be placed on the edge of a table as illustratedin Figures 4 and 5, and the clamping member 45 is adapted to engage theunder portion of the table top A while the parallel 66 section of theU-shaped clamp 40, as illustrated at 41, is adapted to engage the upperportion of the table top. i

V The form of rectangular pad holder illus trated in Figures 4 and 5includes a rectangular plate 47 having a side longitudinal flange 48 andan end transverse flange 49.

The spring fingers 50 are secured to the flange 49 by means of rivets ina similar fashion to the fastening of the spring fingers 7 The plate 47illustrated in Figure 4 is connected to the clamp 40 by means of a link52 passing through a loop 53 which is formed on one end of a plate 54secured to the vertical flange 48 by means of rivets while the oppositeend of the plate 54 is bent outwardly to form a pencil holder 55. Thelink 52 also passes around the angle portion 47 of the clamp 40 wherethe angle portion 47 connects the parallel section 41 with theconnecting portion 43.

The construction illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 includes a rectangularplate 47 similar to the plate 47 illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 and alongitudinal edge flange 48 is also provided as is the end verticalflange 49'.

The spring fingers 50' are connected to the end vertical flange 49' bymeans of rivets 51 in a similar fashion to the fastening of the springfingers 7 and 50 in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive. On the underside welded tothe rectangular card game pad holder 47 is a pair of sliding barsadjacent the ends of the rectangular plate and each of the sliding bars60 are so spaced from pad holder 47 as to allow hinge link 64 to easilypass through a hook 61. Clips 62 are adapted to I receive a pencil in asimilar fashion to the clip 12 secured to the top of plate 47. The plate47 is hinged in sliding manner to a clamp 63 by means of a link 64 andthe link 64 passes through the sliding bar 61 and through a lug 65formed on the clamp 63. The clamp 63 is a U-shaped clamp and includes apair of parallel sections 66 and 67 which are connected to the centralsection a spring finger 68 held in place by being riveted as at 69 andthe spring finger 68 is adapted to engage in a frictional manner, theunderside'of the table top A as clearly illustrated in Figure 7. It willbe noted that the strip 60is formed integral with the U-shaped clamp 63and extends transversely relative to the plate 47 and is provided withan upturned edge 70 adapted to support the plate 47 in a horizontalposition.

It is to be noted that the cross-piece 9 is secured to the springfingers 7, 50 and 51' in a manner similar to the form illustrated inFigures 1 and 3 and it is to be noted that the bar 9 is adapted to beemployed for raising the spring fingers while inserting or removing apad or score card.

In the forms of the invention illustrated in Figures 4 to 7 inclusive,the rectangular metal plates 47 and 47 may be provided with springfingers 71 opposite the spring fingers 50 and 51 for further holding thepad or score card in place. I

It will be clearly observed that in the forms I of the inventionillustrated in Figures 1 to Vice 63. The parallel section 67 is providedwith i 7 inclusive, the rectangular metal plates or score pad holders 5,47 and 47' may be hinged on their clamping members and moved from thetop of the table A to the edge thereof as illustrated in Figure 3.

It is to be understood that the forms of the invention herewith shownand described are to be taken as preferred embodiments of the invention,and that various changes in 10 the shape, size and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention orthe scope of the sub-joined claim.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is A pad holdercomprising a rectangular plate having pad holding means on the upperpart to hold a pad, andlateral extensions providing support for pencilholders,

said extensions having clamping plates hinged to the outer edges thereofprovided with clamping screws adapted to secure the clamping plates tothe edge of a table.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALICE L. BREWER.

